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VIRGINIA HARRISON Obituary

DOBSON — Mrs. Virginia Lucille Fortner Harrison, 74, of Dobson, passed away on Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2013, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born in Grayson Coounty, Va., on Feb. 1, 1939, to the late Clyde and Vestal Hice Fortner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Jesse Grover Harrison; two daughters, Brenda Gail Harrison and Sharon Kaye Harrison; three sisters; and one brother. Lucille was a homemaker and worked on the family farm. She was a member of Gospel View Baptist Church. Surviving are her loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; three daughters and sons-in-law, Lynn and Ricky Pratt of Ararat, NC, Karen and Dr. Zachary Sizemore of Concord, and Becky Harrison and Darrell Slate of Dobson; two sons and daughter-in-law, Danny and Donna Harrison of Dobson, Grover Lee Harrison and fiancé, Jeannie Widner, of Dobson; nine grandchildren, Ann Shumate, Daniel Harrison, Cheyenne Harrison, Matthew Pratt, Derek Sizemore, Tyler Sizemore, Chelsea Sizemore, Jessica Darnell, and Kellie Bauguess; seven great-grandchildren, Anthony Shumate, Trent Shumate, Dreven Harrison, Trinity Harrison, Haylee Moore, Reagan Lynn Sizemore, and Briggs Darnell, and two on the way; and one sister. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Moody-Davis Funeral Home in Dobson with burial in the Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Dr. Zachery Sizemore, the Rev. Jerry Sizemore, and the Rev. Jason Johnson will conduct the services. The family will receive friends on Wednesday at Moody-Davis Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

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Published by Mount Airy News from Oct. 30 to Oct. 31, 2013.

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